Autan ( ar, أوتان, also spelled ''Otan'', ''Awtan'' or ''Wetan'') is a village in northern
Syria located northwest of
Homs in the
Homs Governorate
Homs Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة حمص / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Ḥimṣ'') is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of Syria. It is situated in central Syria. Its area differs in various sources, from to . It is thus geographic ...
. According to the
Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Autan had a population of 583 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly
Maronites
The Maronites ( ar, الموارنة; syr, ܡܖ̈ܘܢܝܐ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and Levant region of the Middle East, whose members traditionally belong to the Maronite Church, with the larg ...
.
Smith
Smith may refer to:
People
* Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals
* Smith (given name)
* Smith (surname), a family name originating in England, Scotland and Ireland
** List of people wi ...
, in Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p
181
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References
Bibliography
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Populated places in Homs District
Christian communities in Syria
Maronite communities
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